eye-catcher

[ahy-kach-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that attracts the attention.

Other Word Forms

• eye-catching adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of eye-catcher¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

"It was my intention to put it down as an eye-catcher."

From BBC

The eye-catcher is that 140-square-foot display capable of showing 16 different video feeds at once on the front wall, while multiple video stations line each side of the room.

From Seattle Times

Above that eye-catcher, however, is the performance from Eve Best, a quiet yet forceful presence all season long.

From Salon

But what makes it an eye-catcher is that the pictured iPhone is clearly in the hand of a Black man, RaMell Ross.

From New York Times

The sculptural roots of a massive driftwood tree lying by the shoreline were an instant eye-catcher.

From Seattle Times